CHAMPIONSHIP side Norwich City have been named as one of 389 employers from across the country to have failed to pay staff members the basic minimum wage.
A detailed report published on 19 March 2026 confirmed that the club were one of the most significant offenders.
According to a recently published press release on GOV.UK, Norwich City Football Club PLC is said to owe a staggering £99,021.76 to 1,152 members of staff.
Information available on Capology state that the English second-tier outfit has a weekly first-team base wages payroll of £478,808. Shane Duffy (£35,000 per week), Jack Stacey (30,000 per week) and Mathias Kvistgaarden (30,000 per week) being some of the highest earners at Carrow Road.
The EFL handbook guidance on minimum wage points to the fact that “clubs must abide by the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage legislation.”
The minimum wage in the UK as of April 2026 was £12.71 for those 21 and over, £10.85 for 18 to 20-year-olds and £8 for under-18s.
Norwich last competed in the Premier League in the 21/22 season when they were relegated under Dean Smith on 22 points.
Last time out the team lost 1-0 to Southampton in the Championship, a solitary Finn Azaz goal all but confirming The Canaries will spend a fifth consecutive season in the Championship.
The disgraced sides’ next league opponents, Charlton Athletic, were also named in the government findings. The southeast London-based outfit reportedly failed to pay £17,983.18 to 45 workers.
It is unknown at this stage what further repercussions will fall on either club. Possible outcomes include a points deduction alongside already confirmed government penalties.
